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On January 6, at 10:00 AM, Kyiv residents will again gather for communal works in Protasiv Iar. It will be required to help wrap in film the private house that was damaged during the December 31 shelling.

For reference: On December 31, russia launched strikes on the territory of Ukraine and, in particular, on Kyiv. The residents have already gathered for communal works several times and together cleaned up the aftermath of russian missiles hitting.

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• Kyiv

In the morning of January 4, Kyiv residents will gather for communal works in one of districts of the capital city. They will clean up at the site of enemy shelling (in the afternoon of December 31, russia launched a missile attack on the territory of Ukraine, including Kyiv).

For reference: On January 3, the first day of communal works took place (it was organized through the Telegram channel). About fifty concerned people sorted out the rubble and loaded garbage. Utility companies also worked on the site.

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About 3,000 people are employed as part of the “Recovery Army” project, which aims to involve unemployed Ukrainians in community service. This project is already being implemented in seven oblasts: Sumy, Chernihiv, Kyiv, Donetsk, Poltava, Rivne, and Zaporizhia.

The project allows unemployed Ukrainians to get paid for taking part in clearing rubble and rebuilding war-damaged housing, helping with gathering firewood for the military and the population. They can also unload or pack humanitarian aid, provide social services at Points of Invincibility, etc.

Currently, the largest number of unemployed people involved is in Sumy region, amounting to 725 individuals. Journalists can take a look at how the project is being implemented in practice.

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• Sumy

Natalia Mykolaivna from the village of Lukashivka in Chernihiv region lost her home at the beginning of the full-scale war (during the first days of the russian occupation of the village). However, BUR volunteers together with Repair Together team managed to build a house from scratch for Natalia Mykolaivna. Currently, the activists from BUR are doing interior repairs, and journalists have the opportunity to film this process.

If more people join the volunteers of BUR, Ms. Natalia’s family will be able to move into their new home by Christmas.

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• Chernihiv

At the end of March, the village of Rudnytske in Kyiv region was liberated from the russian military. For more than a month, the settlement had continuously been targeted by russian artillery. As a result, dozens of houses were destroyed or seriously damaged.

In the summer, several charitable foundations combined their efforts to help 8 local residents, whose homes were affected the most, spend the winter in warm and undamaged houses. The project costing UAH 900,000 was called the “Phoenix of Rudnytske,” because some buildings were literally rebuilt from the ashes.

On December 13, a symbolic “housewarming party” will take place in some houses of Rudnytske village in Kyiv region: the initiators of the “Phoenix of Rudnytske” project will visit renovated houses and present gifts to their owners. Journalists will be able to talk to local residents who rebuilt their homes from the ruins, ask about life after the occupation and learn about the reconstruction of the settlement.

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• Kyiv

The first school in Ukraine, created using 3D printing technologies, is to be built in Lviv. The work was planned to start in October this year, but due to the massive shelling of Ukrainian cities, the decision was made to postpone the delivery of the 3D printer and the arrival of foreign specialists who work with it. Construction is now scheduled for spring.

It will take about a month to print this one-story building. The start of work is planned for the first warm days of spring, which are favorable for work with concrete. 99% of the materials that will be used in construction are of local origin.

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• Lviv

Specialists of “MykolaVvodokanal” have already started the work to restore the supply of drinking water to the city. There was practically no drinking water in Mykolaiv since the beginning of the full-scale war. Teams of utility workers are working on sites where the 73-km long pipeline burst. They found 4 places of damage. Some of the damage looks as if the pipe was deliberately fired upon from tanks, the city says. The utility workers themselves tell how “MykolaivVodokanal” is restoring the supply of water to the city after the liberation of Kherson.

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• russian crimes
• Mykolaiv

The Maltese Aid Service has opened a new special project to help people, in particular, in the regions bordering the frontlines and those on the frontline. These are Odesa, Kherson, Mykolaiv, Zaporizhia, Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv regions. As part of the “Winter Relief” program, people receive help with repairing houses damaged by shelling and preparing buildings for the cold season. In particular, about 130 houses have already been restored. It is also planned to deliver 300 power generators to communities in various regions so that residents can charge their phones and stay in touch with relatives. In addition, 2,000 families should receive “winter kits”, which will include a power bank, an LED flashlight, a sleeping bag and a set of products that do not require cooking.

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Almost 400 people in the Sumy region are employed within the scope of the “Army of Restoration” project, which provides involvement of unemployed Ukrainians to constructive social works. Tetiana Berezhna, Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine, formerly made this statement. According to her, the list of constructive social works may include timber harvesting for the needs of military and civilians, unloading humanitarian aids, strengthening of dams, clearing the roads of building debris, providing assistance to IDPs, people with disabilities and the elderly. People receive salaries for their work.

Important notice: journalists can see how the project is implemented in practice.

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• Sumy

Rubizhne Hosiery Manufactory, the factory of which was destroyed by russians during the capture of the city, moved to Lviv. In the Western Ukraine, they decided to continue operation: found a site, purchased the equipment and already sewed the first socks. A part of the employees also left the Luhansk region and continued their work at the enterprise.

Before the full-scale russian invasion and occupation of Rubizhne, the factory had operated successfully for more than 20 years.

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• Lviv